Clinical Specialist Renal Dietitian Hampstead, England
Job description
Main duties of the job
Our team supports people living with kidney and urological disease across three wards based at the Royal Free Hospital site and four satellite dialysis and low clearance centres across North London. The Royal Free is the provider in NCL for urological care as well as being the NCL tertiary centre for chronic disease management, including transplantation. This exciting post is based in a variety of renal services, including peritoneal dialysis, haemodialysis and low clearance and therefore may be based at Royal Free, Barnet, Edgware, Tottenham and St Pancras.
We are looking for someone who demonstrates exceptional understanding of the complexity of a person living with CKD. Outcomes for people living with CKD are poorer than for some cancers, and malnutrition, and physical and cognitive frailty is highly prevalent. Proven experience in autonomous management of people with complex nutritional diagnoses is essential. Experience supporting the development of junior staff will be highly regarded, as well as skills in quality improvement, service evaluation or audit.
We would also welcome applicants who are at a senior B6 level and would like to undertake this position as a B6-B7 development trainee post.
We also consider this role to be critical to our team leadership structure and we are interested in someone who demonstrates a warm and empathetic leadership style.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
- Health Professions Council (HPC) registration
- Additional qualification or BDA accredited courses or equivalent in-house training e.g. PENG clinical update, renal course
Desirable criteria
- Significant experience of working in renal dietetics
- Membership of special interest group
- Evidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued development
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad range of clinical experience, across a variety of clinical areas
- Experience of managing patient’s with CKD-MBD
- Motivational Interviewing/ Behaviour Change training (CBT or facilitation skills)
- Presentation to groups/teaching other Healthcare Professionals
- Student training and/or management of junior therapists
- Leadership in an audit or project, and knowledge of clinical standards in the management of chronic kidney disease
- Proficient use of PC & working knowledge of Microsoft Office and nutritional analysis software
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Able to work autonomously and use initiative
- Evidence of specialist clinical knowledge in chronic kidney disease particularly relating to CKD-MBD and it’s management strategies
- Ability to carry out nutritional assessments, such as anthropometry, subjective global assessment, bioelectrical impedance analysis, estimation of dietary intake of macro/micronutrients
- Good time management and organisational skills
- Effective clinical reasoning skills & ability to reflect on own practice
- Appreciation of need for personal accountability for governance issues (to include confidentiality, Health & safety and risk management) and how these affect self and others
- Effective written communication skills
- Ability to treat others with compassion, dignity and respect, taking into account diversity considerations
- Able to manage clinical caseload and prioritise effectively
- Able to support junior staff to manage and prioritise their clinical caseload
- Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary, with a willingness to be personally accountable for actions
- To be proactive in service development, liaising closely with the MDT in order to promote clinical excellence
- Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines
- Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice
Covid-19 Vaccination
Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.- AT* - Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
- By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Therefore we require you to complete your stat and Man e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.
- If you are an EU/EEA citizen who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK. Please Note: We are unable to sponsor Band 2 to 4 as the salary does not meet the UKVI Points Based system threshold.
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- If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
- The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
- The Trust will request a DBS (CRB) if post involves regulated activities. The Trust is compliant with the Disclosure and Barring Service Codes of practice and the Rehabilitation of offenders act.
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Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
Please note:
- Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
- Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
- Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.
